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Space Oddity

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CGround control to Major EmTom
CGround Control to Major EmTom
AmLock your Am7Soyuz hatch and D7put your helmet on
CGround control to Major EmTom
CCommencing countdown engines Emon
AmDetach from Am7station and may D7God's love be with you
(rest 12 measures)
CThis is ground control to Major E7Tom
E7you've really made the Fgrade
and the Fmpapers want to Cknow who's shirts you Fwear
but its Fmtime to guide the Ccapsule if you Fdare
CThis is Major Tom to ground contE7rol
E7I've left forever Fmore
and I'm Fmfloating in a Cmost peculiar Fway
and the Fmstars look very Cdifferent toFday
For Fmaj7here am I Em7sitting in a tin can
Fmaj7Far above the Em7world
Bbmaj7Planet Earth is Amblue
and there's Gnothing left to Fdo
CThough I've flown one hundred thousand E7miles
E7I'm feeling very Fstill
and beFmfore too long I Cknow it's time to Fgo
Our comFmmander comes down Cback to Earth and Fknows
Interlude:
C            F   G            A   A
C            F   G            A   A
Fmaj7            Em7          A            C            D
GGround control to E7Major Tom
The Amtime is near
Its Am7not too long
Can you D7hear me Major Tom?
Can you Chear me Major Tom?
Can you Ghear me Major Tom? Can you...
Fmaj7Here am I Em7floating in my tin can
a Fmaj7last glimpse of the Em7world
Bbmaj7Planet Earth is Amblue
and there's Gnothing left to Fdo
Outro:
C            F   G            A   A
C            F   G            A   A
Fmaj7            Em7          A            C            D            E

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Space Oddity

by Chris Hadfield

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Fmaj7

Em7

Bbmaj7

C Em

Ground control to Major Tom

C Em

Ground Control to Major Tom

Am Am7 D7

Lock your Soyuz hatch and put your helmet on

C Em

Ground control to Major Tom

C Em

Commencing countdown engines on

Am Am7 D7

Detach from station and may God's love be with you

(rest 12 measures)

C E7

This is ground control to Major Tom

E7 F

you've really made the grade

Fm C F

and the papers want to know who's shirts you wear

Fm C F

but its time to guide the capsule if you dare

C E7

This is Major Tom to ground control

E7 F

I've left forever more

Fm C F

and I'm floating in a most peculiar way

Fm C F

and the stars look very different today

Fmaj7 Em7

For here am I sitting in a tin can

Fmaj7 Em7

Far above the world

Bbmaj7 Am

Planet Earth is blue

G F

and there's nothing left to do

C E7

Though I've flown one hundred thousand miles

E7 F

I'm feeling very still

Fm C F

and before too long I know it's time to go

Fm C F

Our commander comes down back to Earth and knows

Interlude:

C F G A A

Fmaj7 Em7 A C D

G E7

Ground control to Major Tom

The time is near

Am7

Its not too long

Can you hear me Major Tom?

Can you hear me Major Tom? Can you...

Fmaj7 Em7

Here am I floating in my tin can

Fmaj7 Em7

a last glimpse of the world

Bbmaj7 Am

Planet Earth is blue

G F

and there's nothing left to do

Outro:

C F G A A

Fmaj7 Em7 A C D E

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